There’s a new name on San Antonio’s culinary scene, but the folks behind it aren’t exactly new faces. Borrowing its name from Fight Club protagonist/antagonist/narrator Tyler Durden, the Durden Food Group comprises Jerry Moreno, Gino Vidal, Daniel Orta and Sohayla Hendrix — four friends with more than 40 years of restaurant experience between them, including catering…
If you ever wanted to design a prog rock card game, you could do worse than Who In The World Is Steven Wilson? Wilson, a self-described “51-year-old nerd,” commanded the audience’s attention for three hours at the Aztec Theatre on Friday night with a deft mix of genres, styles and decades, pulling from throughout his…
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. MISSION — In these parts, Father Roy Snipes is known as the “cowboy priest.” It’s not a bad moniker for the 73-year-old clergyman, who wore a loose set of black clerical clothes as he wandered over with his two mutts on a recent afternoon to La…
Councilman Roberto Treviño, who caught shit a few years ago for spearheading the city’s installation of $100,000-a-pop public toilets, is now stumping for a $75,000 shower. The District 1 councilman urged the rest of council to help purchase a mobile shower station to aid the city’s homeless population in staying clean, according to a WOAI…
This article was originally published by our sister publication Out In SA. The board of Pride Center San Antonio announced on December 18 that starting next year, it will annually bestow five Icon Awards “to exemplary members of the community for their outstanding contributions to the LGBTQ+ community.” The honors will be presented during Pride…
San Antonio’s food scene is on the map, literally. Food & Wine published its list of food destinations for 2019, and not only did San Antonio get a shoutout, but it also placed pretty damn high on the list. The editorial team at Food & Wine named the Alamo City as the fourth-best city to…
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Thursday unanimously voted to authorize its flagship university in Austin to arrange for a private group to construct and manage a new $338 million on-campus basketball arena. The California-based Oak View Group will build the 10,000-seat venue…
Tejano legend Emilio Navaira may have passed away almost three years ago, but his legacy lives on in San Antonio. As such, the local symphony will bring Navaira’s hits to the stage. The San Antonio Symphony just announced a special performance to honor Navaira, who died at the age of 53 in May 2016. “A…
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. Nearly four years after traveling to a Jackson, Mississippi, rodeo using state funds, Sid Miller — Texas’ colorful agriculture commissioner — has been slapped with a $500 Texas Ethics Commission fine. Miller, a champion calf roper, attended the National Dixie Rodeo in February 2015, a month…
The appearance of pickle cocktails in San Antonio shouldn’t come as much surprise given the city’s love affair with briny bites. Here are a handful of other pickle-infused drinks and snacks that have become local staples: Pickle Shots at Hi-Tones // Billed as “the original pickle shot” on its website, the St. Mary’s music venue’s…
Starting out as a slam poet in the Bay Area, San Francisco rapper Watsky can jump from rapid-fire flows about punching dragons to spoken word-esque raps about checking out chicks. While at first listen Watsky can come off as yet another cheesy, white, alt-rapper, a skim through his catalog will make you a believer of…
If you didn’t already know (we know you know you know, but just in case), “djent” is a subgenre of metal incorporating random staccato guitar and double-bass drum hits, usually woven together by groovy metalcore beats and screaming. Born Of Osiris, hailing from the Northland Chicago metal scene, are one of the few bands to…
Beer and wine tours have become a popular staple of weekend entertainment over the past decade, but the rise of Texas craft distilleries has opened up another way to combine imbibing with education. A decade ago, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission had issued only eight distillery licenses. But, since then, the number has expanded to…
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. SAN ANTONIO — Diana Herrera remembers sitting in an Edgewood High School class, listening for her name over the school intercom as the counseling department called students in for college guidance. She had never spoken to a counselor until she marched into their offices that day…
After sitting vacant for a year, the straight-out-of-a-time-warp Olmos Pharmacy building at the corner of Hildebrand and McCullough Avenue has a new tenant. Pizza restaurant Volare on Broadway will expand into the iconic structure that once housed a drug store and lunch counter renown for its whipped cream-topped milkshakes, according to MySanAntonio.com. After the pharmacy closed…
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. A sprawling Russian disinformation campaign aimed at influencing the 2016 elections found success with social media accounts promoting the idea of Texas secession, according to a report commissioned by the U.S. Senate that was released Monday. When it came to stirring up social divisions and exerting…
Trans-Siberian Orchestra is returning to San Antonio, y’all. The annual tour, stopping in 65 North American cities, kicked off November 14 in Green Bay and wraps up on December 30 with shows in Cleveland and Milwaukee. The tour stays true to stopping in S.A. as close to Christmas as possible, with a scheduled December 23…
Whether you’re looking to tank up, watch the fireworks from a great view or simply kick off the new year in a fun social setting, River City does not disappoint with these hot spots that are actually on the cheap. Shenanygans II // Trust Shenanygans to come through with a fun AF NYE bash. A…
Dear San Antonio, Y’all flexed hard and the world saw that shit. From folks signing deals to Atlantic Records alongside Ed Sheeran, to locally-written songs that ended up being used in hit TV shows, Alamo City artists repped hard this year and we couldn’t be more proud. On top of cool shit like Spurs legend…
Migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum now will be forced to wait in Mexico while their claims are handled, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Thursday. The announcement, reported by NPR and other news organizations, is the latest roadblock the Trump administration has put up to stall legal immigration. Many of the migrants crossing…
The last time the Spurs and Timberwolves laced them up, Minnesota prevailed by a staggering 39 points, handing San Antonio one of the worst losses of the Gregg Popovich era. A pair of 30-point blowouts to the Rockets and Jazz soon followed, in a fall to forget for a Spurs franchise in flux. The Timberwolves…
If bar-hopping isn’t your thing, there are other ways to end 2018 out on the town. Here’s a sampling of the special New Year’s Eve dinners happening around San Antonio. Boiler House Texas Grill & Wine Garden // If you’re looking for a fancy affair, Boiler House is looking to serve one up. The Pearl restaurant…
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. Frances Sanchez lost custody of her three kids to her ex-husband in September 2017 after she became homeless. The 35-year-old Marine Corps veteran was working and going to school but could no longer afford to pay rent on her apartment in the Dallas suburb of Garland.…
A San Antonio man has been arrested after allegedly fatally shooting a man who was in the VIP section of a bar he said he had reserved for his birthday. San Antonio police arrested 24-year-old Tremaurya Powell on Monday in the November shooting of 26-year-old Terrence Lamont Scott. Police said Powell was celebrating his birthday…
Big-C Champagne makers are desperate to have you believe their product is not just for big-C Celebrations: New Year’s, significant birthdays and anniversaries, spraying around locker rooms by Super Bowl champs… that sort of thing. And they have a point. With its bubbles, varying styles and degrees of sweetness, Champagne goes with just about anything,…
Doc Watkins, an accomplished bandleader, a gifted musician, and the owner of SA’s swank Jazz, TX venue has long been invested in supporting and championing the San Antonio music milieu. His venue, which is a sort of refined version of the old-town dancehalls and saloons that it’s partly modeled upon, has hosted a slew of…
It’s seems like it has been a natural transition for actor Steve Carell to jump around genres—from comedy to drama and back—over the last few years. Best known in his early career for his role on the hit TV comedy series The Office and movies like Anchorman and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Carell has also shown…
Well, we were warned. Fitch, one of three major ratings agencies, has downgraded the city of San Antonio’s AAA bond rating to AA+, likely increasing its cost of borrowing money. The downgrade occurred because of the November charter amendment vote, which granted San Antonio’s fire union the unilateral right to demand binding arbitration in contract…
A spray-painted sign reading “FAKE NEWS” with an arrow pointing at the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio was removed from its grounds Tuesday morning. The sign also included “#MAGA,” the Internet hashtag associated with President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. In a written statement supplied to the Dallas Morning News, Jewish Federation…
Del Castillo is a hardworking and talented group out of Austin that’s been perfecting its craft, a heady and emotive fusion of Latin rock, pop-rock, blues and various strains of world music, for almost 20 years now. The band, whose raw spirit is best experienced live, will instantly endear itself to fans of acts like…
Editor’s Note: Jade Esteban Estrada is the writer of Glitter Political, a series of articles detailing San Antonio’s elections. I’m sitting across from Democratic State Rep. Diego Bernal and he’s telling me that his mother and I are neck and neck in tracking his whole political career. In honor of the holiday season, I thought…
Nerd Court at the Overtime Theater strikes back with a contentious holiday-themed debate. Just when you thought the yuletide drama would be limited to sniping from your uptight aunt over the holiday ham, Rob Barron and Scott McDowell have come together to butt heads over the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special. Beloved or reviled depending…
The San Antonio Symphony has brushed off its broomsticks for a live performance of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Joined by the Brandeis High School choir, the Symphony will render John Williams’ final Harry Potter score live alongside a screening of the film. With Sirius Black on the loose and Dementors surrounding Hogwarts,…
In her work, Chicana writer and teatrista Marisela Barrera blends history, memory and fantasy in productions exploring urban legends, bygone haunts and colorful slices of life plucked from San Anto and the South Texas borderlands. Evidenced by her linked short story collection Ruby Reds, Big Birds y Burras and its theatrical companion Tejana Trilogy, Barrera’s…
ConnectSA, the committee Mayor Ron Nirenberg established to solve to the city’s impending descent into gridlock hell, has delivered a report calling for more transportation choices, better traffic flow and smarter technology. And, oh yeah, the committee also estimates delivering on those goals by 2030 will require $2.7 billion in new funding. And did we…
The cocktail menu at upscale pizza spot Barbaro is getting a dose of salty and sour thanks to Pickle Me This, a drink made with Linie Aquavit and pickle juice. That’s it — just two ingredients. The beverage is part of a menu being revamped in segments, with new cocktails sliding in as inspiration strikes…
Essentially two events wrapped into one with the bonus of an intriguing exhibition on view, this community gathering represents a collaboration between Southtown gem Presa House Gallery and the San Antonio chapter of the NALACquerx Network, which comprises National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) “grantees, leadership alumni, family, friends and anyone who artfully…
On average, a person sleeps one-third of their lives away. San Antonians spend an equal amount of time sitting in their Hondas marinating in the hot bubbly broths of their own rage, occasionally taking it out on other road prisoners via passive-aggressive gestures and death glares out the side window. On the sunny (so, so…
In support of her latest album To The Sunset, singer/songwriter/violinist Amanda Shires is headed to Gruene Hall for a performance on Friday, January 25. On top of garnering praise from Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone Country and Paste Magazine, Shires won the Americana Music Associations’ Emerging Artist Of The Year award in 2016. A quick listen…
Tony Parker may play for the Charlotte Hornets now, but the longtime Spur still thinks of San Antonio as home. In a survey of black international players in the NBA, The Undefeated writer Marc J. Spears sat down with Parker, who revealed a bit about his relationship with basketball. He grew up watching Michael Jordan…
The spotlight on San Antonio’s food and drink scene just keeps on shining. On Tuesday, Délice Chocolatier & Patisserie San Antonio’s Nacho Aguirre let dedicated customers and fans alike know that he’ll make another appearance on the Food Network. The pastry chef and chocolatier will go head-to-head against other baking champions on “Holiday Baking Championship.” The…
There’s a reason to be joyful and triumphant this holiday season if you plan to go to the movie theater between now and Christmas Day. Nine movies (eight theatrical releases and one Netflix original) will hit their respected platforms from December 19 to 25. This includes a political dramedy, an intergalactic robot war, an adventure…
Last year, Southerleigh Brewing Co. unveiled plans for a new restaurant at the Brooks multi-purpose development in Southeast San Antonio. Now, the proposed restaurant will have company — a second Southerleigh brewery just down the road. Both the eatery and newly announced brew site will open next summer. “We’re excited to continue to expand Southerleigh…
Punk rock’s not dead — just sledding! Local bands Lloronas and Sketchy Trench drop their first split album Chunk-O-Coal on Saturday, December 23 at a joint record release/label launch party by puro online retail brand Merch Vandal to celebrate its new partnership with Matador Recording Studios. The show, hosted at Limelight from 9 p.m. to 2…
After only seven years on the calendar, the San Antonio Cocktail Conference has become both one of the country’s best such shindigs and a kind of Fiesta for the city’s spirits-savvy set. In the manner of all such events, it has also grown bigger over those years. Running from January 15 to 20, and taking…
In case you never realized it before, Charlie Brown is woke as hell. The beloved sad sack and focal point of the long-beloved Peanuts crew, who first appeared in a 1950 comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, is always questioning tradition, always looking for deeper meanings. Such is certainly the case in A Charlie Brown…
It’s easy to get jaded and to imagine that the world, with distance negated by various technological innovations, holds no more quaint surprises or inspiring discoveries. Let’s call this the Seen It All Effect. If you’re like me, however, then Rollergirls: The Story of Flat Track Derby, a new book from Trinity University Press, can…
Whether you’ve hit the snooze button on holiday shopping or have it all in the bag, Brickmas presents a festive opportunity to tie up the odds and ends of gifting season. Organized by the witty, whimsical creators behind the hyper-local brands BarbacoApparel and VeryThat, the fourth annual affair promises “unique gifts from 70 vendors, a…
If you’ve been on apartment hunt recently, we feel your pain, fam. Average apartment rent in San Antonio recently sailed north of $1,000, according to a new report from apartment website RentCafé. The citywide average hit $1,016 in December, up 3.5 percent from $982 a year ago. Ouch. But if it’s any consolation, S.A. remains the least-expensive of Texas’…
Austin-based troupe Her Sins Burlesque & Cabaret pays tribute to the Wizarding World in their latest touring production, disapparating their costumes in bewitching burlesque acts that feature fan-favorite characters from Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts. The revue celebrates all things Hogwarts with drag performances, comedy, live singing and sideshow acts, plus trivia, themed drinks and…
This spring, after former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy, people watched in horror as children were ripped from the arms of their parents. As public furor grew, the policy’s defenders threw around three words that muddied the reality of the situation: “Just come legally.” To avoid separation,…
It’s no secret that San Antonio loves its emo music. From our well-documented (and oft-tormented) Morissey obsession to our tendency to pack into shows by acts like Glassjaw, Thursday and Panic! at the Disco (just to name a few), there’s just something about sadness that we find sexy (or otherwise liberating). As such, this holiday…
With its whimsically macabre characters, painstaking stop-motion animation and playful reminders that “Everyday Is Halloween” if you dress the part, Tim Burton’s 1993 classic The Nightmare Before Christmas holds a special place in the heart of Gothic-leaning San Antonio — thanks in part at least to the McNay, which holds some of the film’s intricate puppets…
Contributing to and collaborating with numerous bands of varying genres, including fantasy prog metalheads Dream Theater, black-gone-prog metal band Opeth and controversial Israeli artist Aviv Geffen, multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson has a sprawling catalog of prog music that’s impressive as hell. Probably best known as frontman for English rock band Porcupine Tree, Wilson has been nominated…
As hardcore film geeks might tell you, iconic director Stanley Kubrick (The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket) originally intended his 1964 opus Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb to be a fairly straight-up adaptation of Peter George’s cautionary thriller Red Alert. But somewhere along the way…
Q: I’m a kinky single woman who keeps attracting the wrong men for me — specifically, submissive guys into face-sitting. I’m submissive myself, and face-sitting is not a turn-on for me. But the vast majority of men who hit on me have this fetish. I think it’s a size-related issue — a my-size-related issue. I’m…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Consumer Reports says that between 1975 and 2008, the average number of products for sale in a supermarket rose from about 9,000 to nearly 47,000. The glut is holding steady. Years ago you selected from among three or four brands of soup and shampoo. Nowadays you may be faced with twenty…
After a decade on television, the reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race is going stronger than ever. From its many spinoffs to various national tours, RPDR is a franchise with a steady-growing audience. On Wednesday, A Drag Queen Christmas: The Naughty Tour takes over the Aztec Theatre for an evening of reads, lip-syncs and death…
A stuffy doc Faith Harper is not — the counselor, sexologist, nutritionist and zine-maker disavows pretension in her wisdom- and profanity-laden book, Unf#ck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs and Triggers. And what time of the year is more triggering than the holiday season? With Christmas decor hitting shelves as…
We are totally here for the uptick in musical offerings we’ve recently seen at FL!GHT Gallery. Having hosted the last few installments of the delightful monthly experimental music series Contemporary Whatever, as well the upcoming January show with Samantha Riott and Sarah Ruth, the ever-relevant art spot will host Austin band Nori this week. The…
Incorporating elements of various American roots music styles, including country, roots-rock, folk, bluegrass, R&B and blues, Robert Earl Keen’s extensive album catalog is a direct reflection of true Americana, and lucky for us, he’s coming back to San Antone this week. The Houston native began his eight-stop Cosmic Cowboy Christmas Tour on December 18 in…
A former dancer from Mesquite, Texas, Alyssa Edwards rose to fame on season five of RuPaul’s Drag Race. On Wednesday, the tongue-popping, lip-syncing queen brings her talents to the Alamo City for two performances at Heat courtesy of Rey Lopez Entertainment. As matriarch of the Haus of Edwards, she also serves as drag mother to…
